Comptoir Libanais

by Tony Kitous, Dan Lepard

For over a decade Tony Kitous has been Britain’s most passionate provider of contemporary Lebanese and North African food. His restaurants were the first in London to merge traditional Arabic cooking with easy contemporary eating. There are now seven Comptoir Libanais restaurants in London with more planned in the next 18 months.

The success of Comptoir Libanais restaurants centres on an easy, relaxed cafe-style of light Arabic home cooking mixed with familiar bistro flavours and techniques. Tony Kitous ’ recipes combine fresh vibrant vegetable dishes with simple grills, flat breads, grains, herb salads and dips. Pastries are richly flavoured and delicate, made with syrups and spices. Absolutely the menu for today and adaptable for the home cook.

Containing eighty recipes, each one with a full-page photograph, Comptoir Libanais makes achieving a great result easy at home. Tony Kitous’ approach and shortcuts inspire new ways to prepare readily-available big on spices, fresh herbs and bright citrus flavours drawn from traditional Arabic cooking. The book is strong on vegetarian and vegan dishes, alongside simple grilled or poached meats, fish and beautiful sauces that are quick to prepare or make in advance. If you want a quick snack for yourself, or an extraordinary celebration feast, all the how-to you’ll need is here.

Bringing together the passion of owner Tony Kitous, the extraordinary designs of award-winning graphic artist Rana Salam , and bestselling author and photographer Dan Lepard , the Comptoir Libanais cookbook blends a vibrant culinary tradition with modern flavours and cooking methods

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking

288 pages, Hardcover

First published April 18, 2013

Reviews

[Karen Wellsbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Lebanese food, and was so excited to get this as a present, not really a massive surprise as I must have mentioned it 1245789 times.
Mainly meze based recipes, but some mains as well, and if you're an aubergine lover there are some amazing recipes, really easy to follow as well !

[Ietrio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nothing special, but if you want the basic Lebanese recipes, this is one way to have them all in one place.

[Dray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a nice cookbook. The several recipes using haloumi and the many recipes on labne are extra special

[Maxime · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this cookbook! Being a fan of Middle eastern cuisine i have a few cookbooks on the subject this complements my collection very well and i will be cooking many recipes from this cookbook easy to follow good family recipes that with impress (i also recommend a visit to the restaurant!!:)

[Sarah Zein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic selection of recipes and culture